This page lists notable recognition awards and honours that span multiple disciplines, have an international focus, or carry significant funding or prestige. 

While this list is not exhaustive, it describes some notable recognition programs that are not included on the Major Awards & Honours page.

There are too many discipline-specific recognition opportunities to list here. For information on recognition opportunities within your discipline, please contact your departmental award committee or your local Grant Facilitator.

International Awards & Honours

• Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
• Okinawa Peace Prize
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Nobel Prizes)
• Gerda Henkel Prize
• Max Planck Research Award

National Awards & Honours

• NSERC Prizes – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• SSHRC Prizes – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
• CIHR Awards – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Bank of Canada Fellowship Program
• Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
• Canada Council for the Arts